Ford Motor Co. (chicago Stamping Plant) v. National Labor Relations Board et al.

Decided May 14, 1979. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 77-1806 · 441 U.S. 488 (1979) · Cited 439 times

Holding

In-plant cafeteria and vending machine food and beverage prices and services are "terms and conditions of employment" subject to mandatory collective bargaining under 8(a)(5) and 8(d) of the NLRA.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 379 U.S. 203 (1964)
• Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. · 404 U.S. 157 (1971)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Insurance Agents' International Union · 361 U.S. 477 (1960)
• Local Union No. 189, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen v. Jewel Tea Co. · 381 U.S. 676 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Erie Resistor Corp. · 373 U.S. 221 (1963)
• American Ship Building Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 380 U.S. 300 (1965)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 103, International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron Workers · 434 U.S. 335 (1978)
• National Labor Relations Board v. American National Insurance · 343 U.S. 395 (1952)
• H. K. Porter Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 397 U.S. 99 (1970)
• Detroit Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 440 U.S. 301 (1979)
• Local 24, International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. Oliver · 358 U.S. 283 (1959)
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Steelworkers of America · 357 U.S. 357 (1958)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• First National Maintenance Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · 452 U.S. 666 (1981)
• Arizona Governing Committee for Tax Deferred Annuity & Deferred Compensation Plans v. Norris · 463 U.S. 1073 (1983)
• Pattern Makers' League v. National Labor Relations Board · 473 U.S. 95 (1985)
• Sure-Tan, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board · 467 U.S. 883 (1984)
• National Labor Relations Board v. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 23 · 484 U.S. 112 (1987)
• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms v. Federal Labor Relations Authority · 464 U.S. 89 (1983)
• Communications Workers of America v. Beck · 487 U.S. 735 (1988)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva University · 444 U.S. 672 (1980)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Hendricks County Rural Electric Membership Corp. · 454 U.S. 170 (1981)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Financial Institution Employees, Local 1182 · 475 U.S. 192 (1986)
• Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney · 602 U.S. 339 (2024)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1979). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).